Practitioner Mr. Gao Maosen from Guizhou Province Died at 46 As a Result of Persecution

2007-01-09

Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Gao Maosen from Guizhou Province had begun the practice of Falun Gong in 1998. He was a former employee of Qing Town Cotton Spinning Factory in Guizhou Province. Agents from the Guiyang City Political and Legal Committee arrested him in July 2006, along with his coworker, practitioner Chen Xiaohua. Mr. Gao was accused of having written unlawful letters to Mr. Chen. Both were placed in the Lannigou brainwashing centre. Mr. Gao Maosen died on November 17th, 2006 as a result of the persecution, at the age of 46 .

When his family members inspected his remains, they noticed specific marks on Mr. Gao's neck, indicating he had been restrained with a cable TV cord. His former employer, the cotton factory, offered his family member 10,000 yuan1 to cover funeral costs and several thousand yuan to help with living expenses. They told his family members this was a political issue, and they were not allowed to talk about this with others. They made a promise of future job offers for the family.

The other practitioner, Mr. Chen Xiaohua, is still detained in the Lannigou brainwashing centre in Guiyang City.

Outsiders know this brainwashing centre as the "Guizhou Province Legal Training Centre." The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecutes practitioners in this terrible place with cruel methods for long periods of time. The exact location is near the Guizhou Province Detention Centre in Lannigou, Jinzhu Town, Guiyang City.

As far as we know, over ten brainwashing sessions have been held there. Practitioners are subjected to all manner of persecution tactics. One organisation oversees all the abuses--the 610 Office2. This organisation is aided by people from Guizhou Province Political and Legal Committee, the police department, the procuratorate, the courts, and the National Security Department as well as from other groups and organisations that collaborate among themselves.

The details still need to be further investigated.

Some individuals who have participated in the persecution in the Lannigou Brainwashing Centre: